Jerry Garcia
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-08-01
Day of Death
1995-08-09 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Jerry Garcia
Biography
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group.
As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire three-decade career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo, Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician.
He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story. Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin addiction, and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995.
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Known For
Acting
(2023)
(2022)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (voice)
(2022)
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022
as Self
(2019)
WBCN and the American Revolution
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
(2017)
Long Strange Trip
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
as Self - Band Member
(2016)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
(2015)
(2014)
(2013)
(2012)
(2011)
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
(2009)
All Tomorrow's Parties
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Woodstock: Untold Stories
as self
(2009)
(2008)
(2008)
(2007)
Sister's Keeper
as Olest Brother
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
as Himself
(2005)
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
as Self
(2003)
Festival Express
as Self
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
The Journey
as Self
(2001)
(2000)
Grateful Dawg
as Self
(2000)
(2000)
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
as Himself
(1999)
The Source
as Self
(1997)
(1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
(1995)
Grateful Dead
as Self
(1994)
(1993)
(1993)
Truckin' With The Dead
as Self
(1990)
(1990)
Deadheads: An American Subculture
as Himself
(1990)
(1989)
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
as Self - Performer
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1987)
(1987)
Grateful Dead: So Far
as Self - Guitar
(1986)
(1983)
Hells Angels Forever
as Himself
(1981)
Heartbeeps
as Phil (voice)
(1981)
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
as Self - Grateful Dead
(1978)
(1977)
The Grateful Dead
as Self
(1977)
(1972)
Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972
as as Himself
(1971)
(1970)
Woodstock
as Self
(1970)
Gimme Shelter
as Self
(1970)
(1970)
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
as Self
(1967)
The Hippie Temptation
as Dirty Hippie
(1966)
The Acid Test
as Self
Crew
(2020)
Stutter.
Music
(1995)
Infrared Sightings
Music
(1987)
Grateful Dead: So Far
Director
(1978)
Deathsport
Musician
(1977)
The Grateful Dead
Director, Editor
(1972)
Chromatic
Music
(1970)
Zabriskie Point
Original Music Composer